80/-
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.43
|
|
A traditional Scottish ale brewed with an emphasis on the malt characteristics. Lightly hopped, as is true to this style of beer, with fruity malt aromas and a toffeeish mouth feel.
Sign up to add a tick or review
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle 50cl. Deep red with a minimal offwhite head. Malt and dark fruits aroma. Light bittersweet taste with no head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2014
at 12:07
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Mia Restaurant, Edinburgh. Clear chestnut brown pour, no real head to speak of. Malty toffee aromas, light hop background. More sweet malt on the taste, if a tad on the watery side. Decent version of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2013
at 08:10
5.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Lightly hazy brown colour. Aroma caramel, toffee, stale hops. Taste is mostly malty, caramel, toffee. Light ambiguous bitterness. Light light citrus fruitiness in the beginning. Thin body, but drinks well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2013
at 10:37
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle, shared by MisoW,, many thanks. Red brown color with small off-white head. Roasted malt, caramel, red fruit. Caramel malt, burned sugar, light citrus hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2013
at 10:32
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 24 Nov 2013) Reddish brown colour with brief head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, dark fruit and toasty malt. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, red fruit, toffee and a gentle spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty beer in excellent balance. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2013
at 13:52
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at White Horse. It pours clear deep brown with a tiny white head. The nose is brown bread, earth, toast and wood. The taste is smooth, wood, earth, rather savoury, light toast, brown bread and light smoke with a dry finish. Light-medium body and fine carbonation. No real depth and touch thin for my liking. Fairly inoffensive.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Nov 2013
at 06:05
4.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Aroma is rather weak, with caramel, slight smoke, clove and hops. Black colour, small white head, quickly disappearing. Light sweetness, lightly bitter. Light body, thin watery texture, flat carbonation. A bit boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2013
at 13:52
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Mørk brun med beige skum. Lukter karamel og noe røklukt. smaker mindre enn det lukter. Noe bitter.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2013
at 11:45
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.5l bottle. Dark ruby body, beige head. Aroma of caramel, grapes, elderberry, minimal chocolate and grassy hops. Taste of toast, chocolate, caramel, orange juice and grassy hops. Light-medium body. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2013
at 04:52
7.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A very dark brown with some reddish colour, a head is almost medium and beige. Aroma is succesfully and quite complex, roastiness, chocolate, some toffee, wood, earthy aroma. Taste is quit esimilat than aroma, slightly roasted, wood, balanced and low toffeeish sweetness, a little bit of fruits and herbs. Medium- bodied, smooth carbonation, easy to enjoy. The positive surprise with the same earthy nunacees that could be found from many Haandbryggeriet’s beers. Complex and tastefull beer.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2013
at 04:09